Assessing Fear of Thyroid Cancer in the General U.S. Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

CONCLUSION: Thyroid cancer-specific fear is prevalent in U.S. adults particularly in females and those younger than 40 years. Because disease-specific fear is associated with overtreatment, targeted education about the seriousness, incidence, and risk factors for developing thyroid cancer may decrease public fear and possibly overtreatment related to "scared decision making."PMID:38115606 | DOI:10.1089/thy.2023.0479

Source: Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - December 20, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Stephanie R Taylor Alexander S Chiu Ines Hoxha Megan C Saucke Catherine B Jensen Susan Pitt Source Type: research